Traffic focus & highway management

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UK's M6 tolled motorway for saleFor sale: one UK toll motorway along with operating business. Well maintained. Price negotiable. David Arminas looks at what is on offer
As if right on cue, a French articulated truck starts to back up along the hard shoulder at an exit area of M6toll. The manoeuvring is watched from an office inside the nearby M6toll headquarters.
Inside, Andy Pearson, chief executive of M6toll, glances...

Sandvik roadheaders working on highway project in AustraliaMuch of the excavation work for the North Connex highway tunnel project in Sydney, Australia will be carried out by roadheaders from Sandvik. In all, six MT720s, one MT620 and six MT520 machines will work on the project, in addition to six road headers from other suppliers.
The work is being carried out by the Lend LeaseBouygues Joint Venture (LLB JV) and is constructing a strategically...

Life DYNAMAP: real-time mapping of road infrastructure noiseThe world's best road infrastructure project can also have the world's worst traffic noise problem. But where to start defeating this noise pollution? Road traffic noise is one of the most obvious aspects affecting the quality of life in urban areas. To combat this, local, national and international authorities have developed initiatives to avoid, prevent or reduce exposure to noise. One of...